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Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. – Chinese Proverb

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Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life. – Chinese Proverb

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I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not so desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. – Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, 1849

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. – Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

No radical change on the plane of history is possible without crime. – Hermann Keyserling

Disobedience, the rarest and most courageous of the virtues, is seldom distinguished from neglect, the laziest and commonest of the vices. – George Bernard Shaw, Maxims for Revolutionists

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Old persons are sometimes as unwilling to die as tired-out children are to say good night and go to bed. – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them. I dont think shes dating for love – I think shes dating for creativity. So lets get her off the market and put her in dating detox. If she really wants love, she has to stop writing music about them. – Patti Stanger

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Fear is the foundation of safety. – Tertullian

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